Black Bull Blended Scotch Whisky 12 Years Old

Slogan: 50% malt, 50% grain, 50% abv. Slogan: 50% malt, 50% grain, 50% abv. This whisky from the independent bottlers at Duncan Taylor and Co. is half malt whisky and half grain, and far better than that pedigree might imply. Normally blended Scotch... 

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Original Recipe: The Bull Ku Cocktail

Made this for company, to rousing applause — to take advantage of Bulldog gin , one of my new favorites, and Ty Ku liqueur . The cool, light green color didn’t come across in my photo, alas… The Bull Ku Cocktail 1 1/4 oz. Bulldog gin... 

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Purista Instant Mojito Mixes

Premixed cocktails are always a dicey proposition, and Purista’s two new mixers probably aren’t going to win any overnight fans. Premixed cocktails are always a dicey proposition, and Purista’s two new mixers probably aren’t... 

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Antipodean and Eurasian

Both of this cocktail was created by Philip Duff - the ambassador of BOLS. I found this recipes on bolscocktails.com , both of them are rare possibility to use BOLS Kiwi and Bols Lychee liqueur in so average cocktail. Both of this cocktail was created... 

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Drinkhacker’s 2009 Holiday Gift Guide – Best Alcohol/Spirits for Christmas

Booze: The gift that keeps on giving, whether you like it or not. It’s now tradition at Drinkhacker to look back at the best new spirits of the year, offering our suggestions on our favorite tipples — and the stuff that’s most likely... 

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Akvinta Vodka

Every new vodka that comes out these days has a gimmick (how could it not?), and Akvinta’s — which hails from the sunny shores of Croatia, which the company says earns it the moniker of the Mediterranean’s first luxury vodka —... 

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Rose Cocktail

The Rose Cocktail is classic cocktail which was invented in 1920-s somewhere in Europe. It contain kirsch (or kirschwasser) as main alcohol, cherry-brandy (or as Wondrich specify raspberry liqueur or Chambord) as sweetener and dry vermouth as diluent The... 

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Nadared Vodka

Nadared is, as far as I can tell, the first ever anti-communist vodka ever produced. No, seriously Nadared is, as far as I can tell, the first ever anti-communist vodka ever produced. No, seriously. It’s nada red — it’s not red. In... 

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Nadared Vodka

Nadared is, as far as I can tell, the first ever anti-communist vodka ever produced. No, seriously. It’s nada red — it’s not red Nadared is, as far as I can tell, the first ever anti-communist vodka ever produced. No, seriously. It’s... 

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Van Gogh Blue Triple Wheat Vodka

Why “triple wheat?” Because Van Gogh sources wheat for this vodka from France, Germany, and the Netherlands. Get it? Three countries Why “triple wheat?” Because Van Gogh sources wheat for this vodka from France, Germany, and... 

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